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The AzCIM project's goal is to assess different sweat collection methods and devices for their ability to collect different volumes of sweat under a variety of human-body conditions, the results of which will help determine the best method for integrating into a wearable sensor system.

IBM and GLOBALFOUNDRIES today announced that they have signed a Definitive Agreement under which GLOBALFOUNDRIES plans to acquire IBM's global commercial semiconductor technology business, including intellectual property, world-class technologists and technologies related to IBM Microelectronics, subject to completion of applicable regulatory reviews.

Oxford Instruments Asylum Research will host a free webinar October 21st, 'There?s No Other AFM Like Cypher: Recent Technological Advances'. The Cypher AFM has proven to be an exceptional platform for the development of new capabilities and an incredibly productive instrument that has helped generate stunning new AFM data. Asylum scientists Drs. Roger Proksch and Mario Viani will introduce you to the latest advances that set the Cypher apart from any other AFM.

In 2011, Suzhou Industrial Park started building a hub for nanotechnology development and commercialization called Nanopolis that today is a thriving and diverse economic community where research institutes, academics and start-up companies can co-exist and where new technology can flourish.

Researchers of Teijin Aramid, based in the Netherlands, and Rice University in the USA are awarded with the honorary 'Paul Schlack Man-Made Fibers Prize' for corporate-academic partnerships in fiber research. Their new super fibers are now driving innovation in aerospace, healthcare, automotive, and (smart) clothing.

Oxford Instruments is hosting its third series of annual seminars for the nanotechnology industry in India in November. 'Bringing the Nanoworld Together 2014' seminars are being held in Kolkata (November 24-25th) and Delhi (November 27-28th) and will showcase cutting edge nanotechnology tools and their use in multiple fields.

Nanolane announces a commercial partnership with Innopsys concerning the marketing of a combined and complete solution for precise nano-pattern printing and characterization with the InnoStamp 40 microcontact printing and Sarfus Mapping equipments.

Building on continued momentum, NanoMech will use the financing to expand its global reach, invest in additional sales and marketing resources, and increase investment in its nanotechnology platforms, nGlide, TuffTek, and nGuard.